Measuring-funnel



' H. OBERSTE, AND 0. WOFFORD.

' MEASURING F'UNNEL.

APPLICATION. FILED MAY 23. 191].

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE. y

HUGO OBERSTE AND QRMAND WOFFORD, OF HARTMAN, ARKANSAS.

MEASURING-FUN N EL.

Specification of Letters Patent. 1 I

Application filed May 23, 1917. Serial No. 170,534.

To all whom it may concern:

Be known that we, (1) Hood OBERSTE and ORMAND Worronn, citizens of the United States, residing at Hartman, in the county of Johnson and State of Arkansas,

'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring-Funnels; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of .theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same This invention relates to a measuring device and more particularly to an attach ment to be applied to a bin or the like for measuring the contents of the bin as it-ls dispensed therefrom.

Another object ofthe invention is the provision ofan adjustable measuring receptacle associated with the bin for the purpose of receiving. the contents of the bin so as to measure the same as it'is dispensed.

A further object of this invention .is the provision of a supporting structure secured to thebin and having means for adjustably supporting the measuring receptacle where bythe measuring receptacle can be adjusted for measuring various'quantities of the contents of the bin. 1

A further object of this invention is'the' provision of means located at each end of the measuring receptacle forcutting off and: on the inflow and outflow of the contents through the measuring ire-.j-

from the bin ,ceptacle.

= above stated-character, which shall .be

simple, durable and eflicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a cornparatively low cost.

' With these and other objects in view as j will become moreapparent as For a completeunderstanding' of 'our in vention, reference is to be had tothe fol lowing description and accompanying draw; .-ing's, in which: Figure 1 is a side elevation ofa. measur- K ing device constructed in accordancewith.

the description proceeds, theinvention consists in certaln novel features of COIlSlJIllClllOIl, combination and arrangement of parts, as "will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

our invention,

Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the same measuring receptacle.

.plate. .The plate 1 is r has its Axstill further object of this invention isthe provision'of a-measuring funnel of the 1c isprovided. -t'ration with the'opening 15, and has Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view'illus trating the means for cutting olf and on the inlet and outlet supply from the bin to the measuring receptacle,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional View illustrating the inlet port to the measuring receptacle, t

Fig' 5 is a detail sectional view of the means for securing the cut of? slide to the Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Referring in' detail to the drawings, the

numeral 1, indicates an attaching plate which is secur'ed to the bin 2 in any suitable manner. The plate 1 is provided with an opening 3 that registers with an opening 4 in the bin'2 so as to permit the contents of A pair of relatively spaced and downwardly depending supporting arms 5 are formed upon the'plate 1 and have their lower ends :bifurc'atcd as shown at 6, the walls of which are serrated as at7.

A measuring receptacle 8 of cylindrical formatlon is provided with gitudinally extending slot 10, in which is slidably'mounted, a cut off slide 11, which edges bent upwardly to form reta-ining flanges 12. Theretaining flanges 12 are adapted to engage the downwardly depending flanges 13 formed upon theopenin'g 3 of the plate 1. One end of the cut ofl plate .11 is provided with a finger grip-14, whereby 10, to open and close the opening 3 to the measuring receptacle -8. The opposite end of-the cut off plate 11 is provided with an upturned flange, the outward movement of'said' plate.

The lower section of the secured to an adjusting-plate '16, which is provided with a'slot 17 to slidably receive jacut 01f plate 18. The cut oil plate 15 is identical in construction with'the cut ofl' plate 11 having'theffinger 19 and the stop orlimiting-flange 20. The adjusting plate with an opening 21 in registhe bin to passoutwardly from the bin.

said out off plate may be slid within the slot for the purpose'of'limiting measuring re- 'ceptacle 8 has ts apex opened as at 15 and posed thereunder a chute 22 for receiving the contents of the measuring receptacle when it is dispensed therefrom'by opening the cut off plate 18 The adjusting which are adapted to be disposed within the bifurcated portions 6 of the supporting members 5. Set screws 25 are threaded within the lugs 2d and have heads 26 formed thereon adapted -to engage the outer faces the cut off plate 18 and the openings 3 and tacle.

4c are opened by pulling outwardly upon the cut off plate 10, so that the contents within the bin may pass into the measuring recep As the measuring'receptacle becomes filled, the cut off plate 11 is slid within the slot 10 to close the openings 3 and 4. A

readily adjusted bag or the like is then placed at the mouth of the chute 22 and the openings 21 and '15 are opened by pulling outwardly upon the plate 18 permitting the contents within the measuring receptacle 'to pass into the bag or the like. It can he therefore seen that themeasuring receptacle 8 may be for measuring various plate 16 has its oppositely. disposed asides reduced to form lugs 24,

24 are held against accia open ends,

21 is closed by quantities as desired and which will remain 1 thus obviating the necessity of weighing carton filled by the device.

WVhile ,we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: v

A measuring device comprising an adjustable measuring receptacle having conical hollow members secured to the apexes of the receptacle .and having openings therein alining with the openings formed by the open ends of said receptacle, flanges formed about the openings of said hollow members, one of said hollow members secured to a bin and having the openings thereof in registration with the outlet port of said bin, downwardly depending arms formed on the last named hollow member, means adjustably securing the receptacle to the lower ends of said arms, and controlling elements slidable in said hollow members and having their edges angularly related to engage the flan es.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

' I HUGO OBERSTE.

()RMAND WVOFFORD.

Witnesses: i

J on M. SENSEKER, H. OBERSTE. 

